Lagdogs?? (wasRe: re:Ages/)

[Jessica Bathurst]

No: HPFGUIDX 140541

>Potioncat:

>We have several sets of facts.
>1) Bella is the oldest of the sisters
>2) Sirius hadn't seen Bella since he was Harry's age
>3) Snape was part of a gang at Hogwarts that included Bella
>4) Tonks is the middle sister's daughter; and must be about 7 years
older than Harry. (based, IIRC on the last auror class being 4 years
prior to career advice...I'm fuzzy on this one.)(Oh, heck, like I'm
clear on the rest????)

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>On the other hand, the "gang" as Sirius remembers it, could have
>spanned several years. I mean, in a way, Draco was part of a gang
>that included Montagu and Flint. Still, it's darn hard to imagine a
>first/second year kid hanging out with sixth/seventh years.

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Here's a question:  is it at all possible that the gang that Sirius 
remembers Snape hanging out with are folks he acquired in his last two years 
of Hogwarts?  He's alone in the penseive memory, but I thought that incident 
happened right after OWLs.  Snape would still have a couple more years of 
school.  His relationship with Lucius could have developed outside of 
school.  (Also, I don't have the books with me, so forgive me if this is 
incorrect:  Sirius doesn't specify Bella in his statement, does he?  I 
remember him saying: "a gang who almost all turned out to be Death Eaters.") 
  Perhaps a disaffected Snape turned to the Death-Eaters-to-be after his 
public humiliation?

It's more logical storywise for "the gang" (sans Kool, I'd guess) to be 
older than Snape, but potioncat is right -  I don't know many 17-year-old 
who hang out with 11-year-olds.   Maybe boarding school is different.

Does this affect the chronology at all?

Yours,
Jessica

P.S. If Snape is just playing Lucius in his role as double agent, is it a 
"lap-dog-and-pony-show"?  (Don't get up - I'll smack myself.)